Franz von Bayros’ Lesbian BDSM Erotica from the 1900s

Croatian artist Franz von Bayros drew some of the most provocative illustrations of both his time and ours. having studied art at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts he drew inspiration from the ladies of his time usually featuring Puffy skirts and various references to BDSM as well as their extravagant hairstyles.

He worked between Paris, Italy, and Vienna, becoming increasingly famous and infamous for his shockingly sexual scenes, which led to him using the pseudonym Choisy Le Conin for some of his works. Having created over 2,000 images combining a gothic aesthetic with a flirtatious rococo feeling, Bayros is probably the first artist to depict fetishes in the variety he included in his works.